Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-26
MExya 0F TrpE DAY

The fear of money panic IN NeW 1Orh
has beer allayed.
The death order to the sheriff of Cook
county, Ills, in the anarchist case, was an
nounced by the Supreme Court on Satur'
day.
Maj James L. HooG, prominent citizen
and president of The County Court, died at
his residence, near Summit Point, Jefferson
county, W. Va. on Saturday.
Three children, while playing Oh the
Island Of Orleans, Quebec, where recent mil
itary exhibitions had been giver, found q
shell, which, exploded and killed them all
The quarantine authorities at New York
think there is no danger OF q cholera epl-
demic. Several new cases of the disease
have developed among the Alesia's passen'
sengera.
Saturday was red letter day in the his
tory cf the divorce courts of Chicago. Over
100 default cases alone-said to be the
largest number on record for one day-were
disposed Of.
All vessels from Atlantic ports which have
arrived ct San Francisco recently report ex
ceediugiy rough weather eff Cape Horn,
and ii is thought this expiainsthe long trips
! being made by the ships Seminole andChaIm
er, which sailed frcm New York in May CD
an ccea race, and are nov hundred and
thirty-four days out.
Archbishop Corrigan yesterday laid the
coror e--stcne Of the Church Of the Immacu-
late Conception, in One Hundred and Eff
lieth street, New York. !. he church has
been built by nearly all the German-speak
| ing Catholics ia The annexed district. Many
of the houses in the noighborhood were de-
| corated with the Dspal colors.
| A deed was filed at Erie, Pc, Saturday
transferring the Nickel-Plate Railway from
D. w. Caldwell. as special commissioner
and receiver. to +. p. A!cott, w. X. Wander
blt, jr., and S. Kennedy. 90 purchasing com
mttee consideration SIC 100000. A deed
transferring that part of the road lying in
Pennsylvania 10 the Erie and State Com
pany by the same grsntors, consideration
81, 500, GOO. was also filed.
cake" Kirain and Charley Mitchell. the
pugilists, sailed from New York for Eng
land Saturday. Kilrain 3 journey is for the
purpose of fighting "Jem" Smith
the English champion. Kilrain ex'
pressed himself rs confident of whip
ping his man aud winning the title
Of champion Of the world. After short tour
of England, Scotland and Ireland Kilrain
will began training under the direction oi
Mitchell.
Eleven criminals were publicly whipped
in the New Castle, DEL, Jail yard Saturday
fer larceny and theft, four negroes were given
ten lashes each for petty thieving aud three
whites, ten lashes, and two Others five LASH
cs each. Another negro in addition to
twenty lashes, was placed for an hour in the
pillory Charles Blake, q notorious burglar,
was severely punished with twenty lashrs
and an hour in the pillory.
Two sprigs of fashion, who reside with
their parents in tho West End OF Washing
ton, fought bloodless duel last Saturday.
The trouble grew OFT of family scandal.
The services of seconds were secured, and
the time set for the contest which took
place short distance beyond the city limits.
The use of eyeglasses had doubtless impair
ed the eyesebt of the duelists, for though
they shot at each ether six seven timca,
the bullets ilsW wide of their marks, and
honor was preserved with unbrokcn skin.